A tornado siren test failed in Blue Springs and Grain Valley, Mo., on Wednesday night, causing tornado sirens to go off during a thunderstorm.

A Blue Springs spokeswoman said a normal monthly tornado siren test was conducted earlier in the day but they had problems, so a repairman was called in.

"Technical problems were diagnosed during today’s test of the outdoor warning sirens and resulted in sirens not responding as expected," said spokeswoman Kim Nakahodo.

After repairs were made, the city attempted to quickly test the sirens again at 6 p.m. during a thunderstorm. Nakahodo said the sirens were supposed to only go off for 15 seconds, but stayed on for the full cycle.

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